Pope John XIX

Pope John XIX (957-1 October 1032), born Romanus di Spoleto, was Pope from 1024 to 1032, succeeding Pope Benedict VIII and preceding Pope Benedict IX.

Biography
Romanus was born in 957 to the House of Spoleto, and in 1024 he succeeded his brother Pope Benedict VIII as pope. In 1025 he crowned Boleslaw I of Poland as King of Poland and in 1027 he crowned Conrad II of Germany as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. John XIX died in 1032.